Tank has been up and running for about 6 months now. Last Friday, my LFS who does bi-weekly service replaced the 265g DT because 2 weeks prior, one of the service guys scratched up the glass. It was a very long day for them, but by Sunday the water was almost crystal clear.
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The tank is a Marineland 265g glass tank. The stand and canopy was custom made by thhe carpenter my LFS uses. The stand is 1" tube steel.
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I am using a Neptune Apex controller with lab grade ph probes, multiple temp probes and salinity module. I love that I can control and monitor with system with the Apex app for my iPhone.
I have a Tunze wavebox, 1 Vortech MP60 and MP40 with 2 battery backups.
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I am using 3 Radion Gen2 Pro's. These lights are amazing. I also have the Reeflink setup. The iphone app works 50% of the time. Not that impressed
I dont have a basement, but I do have a 4' tall crawlspace under that part of the house. Its a perfect location for my fish room!
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Down in the crawlspace, I have 1 125g glass fuge that houses the AquaC EV240 skimmer using a Mag12 (thinking about going to the Mag18 once I drill out the fuge for an external pump)
I have a Korallin C1502 calcium reactor setup with the ph probe top cover and dosing pump for circulation from the DT to the reactor.
Also using a NextReef MR1 reactor for phosphate removal. The media is ROWAphos which I change every 6 weeks.
I have a 20g ATO tank that I mix with kalk. Just invested in the AutoAqua Smart ATO system. Read great reviews about it and cant wait for it to arrive.
For RO storage, I keep a 35 gallon Brute container always filled with premixed Reef Crystals AND a 120g acrylic tank filled too. The 120g was supposed to be the original fuge, but when I came across the 125g at Petco for $95....well, you know the story.
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A true reefer will always have a QT tank setup. Mine is a 29g with a hang on back filter, some LR and a heater.
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Life in the crawlspace wouldnt be complete unless I tried to hatch and grow brine shrimp...
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For some reason, I simply cant get them to stay alive for more than 3 days. Yes, I know its because I need a filter. But what kind of filter to use??
Within the next month, I am taking out the 125g fugue - maybe dumping the FujiMud in the process so I can drill for an external return pump. At that point, I plan on hooking up the 40g breeder tank for coral propagation.
For livestock, I have multiple SPS, LPS and softies. At last count, 24 fish. Multiple tangs/surgeons. Several Anthias, Green chromis, 3 wrasses, 2 clowns, sand sifting goby, long nose hawkfish
Any comments, questions or concerns? Id love to hear the feedback.
